Physiotherapy of the Respiratory and Cardiovascular Systems (6 cr)
Code: BB00CA31-3004
General information
Enrollment
13.11.2023 - 15.01.2024
Timing
08.01.2024 - 19.05.2024
Credits
6 op
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Health Care, Physiotherapy
Teachers
- Maija Hiltunen
- Pirkko Mäntykivi
- Jutta Potila
Scheduling groups
- Pienryhmä A (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Pienryhmä B (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Student groups
-
FYS22Degree Programme in Physiotherapy, Full-time studies
Education groups
- Small group A
- Small group B
Objective
Students will learn to:
- explain the function of the respiratory and cardiovascular systems and describe diseases/disorders of these systems
- measure and assess cardiac patients' mobility and functional capacity using physiotherapy methods
- interpret the results and based on them, implement physiotherapy /physical exercise for patients with cardiac and respiratory diseases
- give reasons for the importance of physical activity in promoting respiratory and cardiovascular health
- describe changes in functional capacity caused by medical conditions and implement appropriate physiotherapy in their work with medical patients
- use various methods to examine and measure respiration
- implement appropriate respiratory physiotherapy
- guide clients/patients in the use of respiratory physiotherapy devices
-implement pre and postoperative physiotherapy for abdominal and thoracic surgical patients
-use evidence-based knowledge to promote the health of diabetic clients
-manage the pre and postoperative physiotherapy process for breast cancer mastectomy patients
Content
- Assessment of the respiratory and cardiovascular system and measurements (pulse, blood pressure, 6-minute walking test)
-Physiotherapy for myocardial infarction patients
-Pre and postoperative physiotherapy for cardiac surgery patients
-Assessment of medical patients' functional capacity and physiotherapy for medical patients
-The role of physical exercise in the prevention of the above diseases
-Physiotherapy for respiratory patients
-Breathing technique and instruction of breathing exercises
-Asthma and COPD
-Assistive devices in respiratory physiotherapy
-Health promotion as part of respiratory physiotherapy
-Pre and postoperative physiotherapy for abdominal and thoracic surgical patients
-Physiotherapy for diabetics
-Physiotherapy for breast cancer mastectomy patients
Teaching methods
Course methods:
- tutorial work
- theory lectures
- practical training sessions and simulation
- preparatory tasks for the class and other class tasks
- independent and small group work
Student workload
Course of studies is = 6 credits (162h) including theory lectures, practical training sessions and simulation teaching. Studying takes place independently and in small groups.
Evaluation scale
1-5
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
Students:
- are able to give some examples of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases and their physiotherapy
- recognise relavant details but have difficulty in the application of knowledge
-are insecure in client situations when examining, counselling and manually treating clients
-under supervision, are able to draw conclusions based on a clinical examination
-in written assignments, use a limited number of sources and find few connections between phenomena
Assessment criteria, good (3)
Students:
- are able to give examples of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases and their evidence-based physiotherapy
-apply what they have learnt to their work with respiratory and cardiovascular patients
- examine, counsel and manually treat clients, are able to draw conclusions based on a clinical examination
-in written assignments, use a great variety of sources and find connections between phenomena
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
Students:
- extensively give examples of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases and their physiotherapy and are able to implement evidence-based physiotherapy when working with respiratory and cardiovascular patients
-creatively apply what they have learnt to their work with respiratory and cardiovascular patients
- examine, counsel and manually treat clients competently, draw justified conclusions based on a clinical examination
-in written assignments, use a great variety of relevant sources and easily find connections between phenomena
Assessment methods and criteria
The evaluation of the course is numerical (1-5, 0= failed)
Participation in practical training classes and simulation (accepted/failed), absences to be compensated
Completing the independent and small group assignments of the study period (accepted/failed)
Moodle exam (1-5, 0= failed)
Case exam (1-5, 0 = failed)